India’s aviation sector offers streamlined regulatory framework: PM
Invites global companies to invest in the sector New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited global companies to invest in the country’s fast-growing aviation sector, citing a streamlined regulatory framework, ease of compliance, and a simplified tax structure. The Prime Minister also pointed to the emergence of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) as […]
Relief for households as edible oil prices set to dip after import duty cut
Kolkata: In a respite to households, the prices of cooking oils are expected to fall by 5–6 per cent at the retail level over the next two weeks following the central government’s decision to reduce import duty on crude edible oils by 10 per cent, officials said on Monday. “The edible oil prices that had […]
JK reports nine active Covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has reported nine new COVID-19 cases since November 2024, marking the first such cases in several months. A senior health official said that there are currently nine active COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory. Of these, five are from Kashmir and four from Jammu. The official said the situation remains under […]
India to get remaining S-400 missile systems by 2026, says Russia
New Delhi: Russia is committed to delivering the remaining units of the S-400 air defence system to India by 2025-2026, the country’s Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Roman Babushkin, said on Monday, highlighting that the system performed “very efficiently” during the recent India-Pakistan tensions. Babushkin also hinted at expanding bilateral cooperation with India in […]
PM Modi unlikely to attend upcoming G7 summit in Canada
New Delhi: For the first time in six years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the upcoming G7 summit to be held in Canada’s Alberta province, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Canada is hosting the summit from June 15 to 17 that is expected to deliberate on pressing challenges facing […]
PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of J&K and President, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhawan on Monday, an official spokesman said here. He said that the former CM discussed various important matters including smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra and dignified return and rehabilitation […]
Five terror associates booked under PSA in Srinagar
Srinagar: Five terror associates of proscribed terror outfits were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar, police on Monday said. “In a decisive action against subversive and criminal elements inimical to the security and integrity of the nation, Srinagar Police has booked five terror associates of proscribed terror outfits involved in subversive […]
Bomb threat at Jammu railway station turns out to be hoax
Jammu: A bomb threat targeting Jammu railway station turned out to be a hoax after an intensive search of the premises by security agencies, police said on Monday. The hoax call was received from an unknown caller regarding the presence of a bomb at the main station on Sunday evening, a police official said. Police […]
All-party Indian delegations say terrorism must be eradicated
London/Cairo/Kuala Lumpur: All-party parliamentary delegations on Monday met with the leaders of several countries and highlighted India’s resolve to combat terrorism, which they stressed must be eradicated in the interests of all humanity. In London, the delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad met Indo-Pacific Minister Catherine West who told them that the UK […]
Sanjeev Verma appointed Chief Electoral Officer
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday appointed 2001-batch IAS officer Sanjeev Verma as the new chief electoral officer in the Union Territory, an official order said. Verma replaces Pandurang K Pole, who was recently transferred to Delhi by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the order said. Verma, who had earlier held […]
